Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-21

tAfe Minister 90 Liberia, an Amcunt
tQnal 20 That snnnRily all0wed tbs heirs
OF Uoited States Ministers who ots
abfnad and il ofhse.
A Geoa Resoiulion BrsSSs.
The Naaiooai Board nf Trafe, this
moFning, took no the question of Amer
lean shioriDR - em oodieG w the resa-
lntion submiftsd b the New York.
B sard Of Trsdes
Resoleed. That the proposition that
thirty cents per ton be 0Fanted ~ tha
g sveFnment fer ten years for every one
thousand miles traversad by vessels.
sail or sseaD, bu b and owned in the
United States and engaged IN foreign
commerce. after ten years the psymsnt
- be reduced ten per Seut annually,
Is. In the Judgment Of this b ard, well
devised meihod Of Feviviug the decay
ing and almost lost shipping interests
OF our country, and thai we earnestly
recommend ths early nsideEasi0n and
adoption of this method hy Congress.
After an exhaustive discussion the
resolution vas pat 70 vote. With the fol
lowing reE1il: 10 favor Of, 25, against,
Is. Under tue two thirds rule the reso
lurion vas deslsred lost.
The senate.
WAsHfsGrox. Jan 20.--Jsnes. Of Ar
kansas, from the O0mmitfee on Indian
Affairs. reported Two Senate bills, grant
ing rights Of way 10 the Spokane & Pa
louise and Washington 4 Idaho RsiI-
way C0mpanis through the Cmar
d. 'Alene Iadian reservation.
Hoar called up the coDference report,
which was agreed 10 without discussion
or division. and then, on molten of Ed
munds, tie Senate went into secret ses.
sion and soon after adjourned.
The Moase.
Tbs House passed the resolution call.
ING on the Secretary OF ths Treasury to
Inform the House Of the sums Of money
which we're owing 10 the United States
on the lst Of ] nuary, 1887, from PseiAc
railroads. The obisct is 10 get the
opinion IT tAe Treasury Department. as
70 the effect Of the passage Of the House
fandIBg bill In its report fhs commit
tee says there is legislation pending to
secure to the URited States the pay
ment Of all indebtedness Of the nom
panies alluded TO in the resolution. No
information can be obtaiHed from aay
reports made by the President as 10 the
ano1nts ewing the Gevernmeut oy the
companies later than January 30th,
1886. Il is very desirabls and almost
necessary that the House be infos med
as 10 the tFus stats Of their aoconnts,
brought down TO as tie day as may be
had, in order that there sRay be fair
and intelligent consideration Of suoh
measure. The Judgment OF the Score.
tary OF the Treasury as 20 the effect aud
result Of the provlei .ns Of the bill. should
II become q Law, 10 also greatly to be
desired, 80 that the House may have the
same before il previ0as TO aosing on the
measure.
fhe following reports of committees
we're submitted and referred;
From the OOmmittes 90 Territories.
on the Senate bill for the admission Of
the State of Washington.
From the Committee m Foreign At
fairs, for the suppression Of tie opium
traffic.
From the Committee on Library, fer
the ompletion of a monument TO Mary,
the mother OF Washington, al Fred
ericksburR.
From the Comnittee on Agriculture,
authorizing the Commissioner Of Agri-
cuIture TO make special distribatisn OF
seeds IN the drought stricken sestiSns Of
Texas.
The debate on Inter State Commerce
Was continued.
Long Of Massachusetts spoke in
favor Of striking out tae fourth section
Of the bill. Its meaning vas unosrtaiR,
and It's effect would be injurious. 70
strike it ont would not harm the bill
Il fact it would be jast IS strong with
cot it.
Crisp Inquired whslhsr the provision
Of the fourth section WAS not Law In
Massachusetts,.
L0ng-It il, practically.
Crisp Practically you forbid diserim-
nation il Massachusetts
Lou2-But We do not hsve the inter
ess OF the Pacifis Coast at stake.
Warner Of OHIO and holman OF To-
diana supported she conference report,
and then the Houss took recess until
7:30
At the evening session there was 9 very
small attendance OF members.
Morrow, OF California, protested
against the enaetment isto law OF the
provisions OF the long and short hanls
section, as being inimicAl 10 the inter
ests Of the people OF the Pacific Coast
McRsnna of California. coaid not con
sent TO she passage Of the bill without
protesting against legislation which vas
81 detrimental to the interests Of Cali
fcFnia as the legislation uhioh was pro
posed in the fourth section.
Anderson, Of KausBs, said that the
railroad system Of The country Was IN
der control OF few men, who had she
power. aud lsst ysaF exercised that
power. Of oalleetinR from the people Of
The United states $75O.00o.O 900, some
swo or three times as much as the Gov
eminent collected. Tnese msn had
been beyond any control except their
own general e1ssedneas, and the qufs-
tion nov presented was whether the
Government should pos itself By Law be-
lween the peopls and the rapacity Of
the railroads.
howell, sf Illinois. replied 10 many
of the criticisms against the bill, sud
argued that the courts and commission
would have little difaculty IN plaoiaR 8
proper Interpretation upon the prOvis.
ions OF the measure. Henderson, OF
Iowa. conceded that some iDjaFy might
be inflicted upon bis section Dy the long
aud short hanl clanse. bus be did not
bslieve that the commercial interests
OF sixty million people should be c9n-
trolled and regulated solely by the in
teresis Of q few Enen. II any one Of
the featRres of the till proved hurtfnl
il could be amended when Congress
net in DsoenoeF next. He would vote
for thia bill without moments hesita-
tion, without faitefiug and without fear.
After debate The House adjourned 81
1910.
Land Laws for Alaska.
wAsHrxorox. Jan % = Henry W.
Elliot. agent Ia this city for the Alaska
Commercial Company, says tie pab
isaed statement credited 20 Governor
swiref0fa, OF Alaska. 20 She effect toai
ths AIAska Commercial Company has
opposed ~ extension OF tbs land lags
20 that Territory, is without foundation.
l The Alaska Commercial Company, be
| says, does not desire 10 oppass and has
nos fxsrcissd any inhuenee either Way
J for OF against extension % tne land
laws to the TerFitory, bus be himself
has favored saeA extsusi0ns because,
frs bis knoWiedgs of Alaska. Be Be
Iisvss il 20 Be. as GSseruor sSineforo
also believes Is - be. necessary 20 10
dsvslapmsnt and ssltlemsst 0f tnl
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